General Jong Ho Gyun

General Jong Ho Gyun is an artillery commander in the Korean People’s Army, and possibly commands the Artillery Corps. He is a third generation KPA leader, and member of the Party Central Committee (CC KWP) and the Central Military Commission.

Jong Ho Gyun was elected to candidate membership on the Party Central Committee at its 10th plenum (6th Term/6th CC) in December 1984. He was promoted to Lieutenant General and elected a deputy to the 8th Supreme People’s Assembly in 1986. In the 1980s Jong was division commander.

Jong was promoted Colonel General in April 1992. He was assigned command of IX Army Corps in North Hamgyong in the early 1990s. In 1997 he was assigned command of the 620th Artillery Corps.

Jong was promoted to General in April 2010, on the occasion of the Day of the Sun. It is believed in the ROK that General Jong replaced Artillery Corps Commander Ri Jong Bu who passed away in 2010. Jong was elected to full membership on the CC KWP.